Luanda vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luanda Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1024
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$474
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$1436
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1662
$2228
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
19
65
😀 Quality of life
54
83
🏙️ Population
2.49M
1.25M

The cost of living in Luanda is 32% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5518th and 3679th ($1024 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Angola and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Angola vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Luanda compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5940th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Luanda Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.91
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.6
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$227
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2497
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$133
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.04%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14404
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3193
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.84
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.68
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.48
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.23
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$158
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$612
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12561
$5054

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Cities near Luanda

Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Ambriz
$869
184 km or 114 mi N'zeto
$793
333 km or 207 mi Boma
$803
337 km or 209 mi Matadi
$821
383 km or 238 mi Cabinda
$686
393 km or 244 mi Lobito
$705
413 km or 257 mi Benguela
$736
438 km or 272 mi Mbanza-Ngungu
$801
475 km or 295 mi Pointe-Noire
$578
515 km or 320 mi Huambo
$652
519 km or 323 mi Kayes
$531
522 km or 324 mi Madingou
$531
527 km or 327 mi Kinkala
$529
551 km or 343 mi Kinshasa
$1041
556 km or 346 mi Brazzaville
$589
747 km or 464 mi Kikwit
$852
769 km or 478 mi Gamboma
$531
801 km or 497 mi Luena
$723
876 km or 544 mi Tshikapa
$902
994 km or 618 mi Oshikango
$761
1029 km or 639 mi Port-Gentil
$659
1067 km or 663 mi Kananga
$932
1108 km or 689 mi Libreville
$702
1137 km or 707 mi Mbandaka
$810
1143 km or 710 mi Mwene-Ditu
$826
1182 km or 734 mi Mbuji-Mayi
$957
1205 km or 749 mi Gandajika
$815
1248 km or 776 mi Sao Tome
$878
1250 km or 776 mi Bata
$1201
1250 km or 777 mi Trindade
$879
1254 km or 779 mi Tsumeb
$766
1344 km or 835 mi Otjiwarongo
$797
1356 km or 843 mi Kolwezi
$947
1425 km or 885 mi Yaounde
$764
1429 km or 888 mi Omaruru
$833
1484 km or 922 mi Berberati
$488
1485 km or 923 mi Malabo
$812
1486 km or 923 mi Douala
$1368
1497 km or 930 mi Limbe
$710
1498 km or 931 mi Likasi
$939

Cities near Sharjah

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507